Farooq Wanted to be a Gladiator
Farooq had a successful WWE career and managed to get himself into the history books. A major feat of his was being the first black World Champion in history. But there was one problem, at least to those who had to watch: he wasn’t very good at picking out a costume. Farooq was meant to look like a gladiator, but he really just looked like a Nickelodeon villain. Don’t you think?
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But anyway, aside from his costume, Farooq happened to be really popular among wrestling fans. Unlike other wrestling characters, he actually lasted for years. Ron Simmons, the man behind the persona, left the character behind. But it was only when it became culturally insensitive to those in the Middle East.